GCP Release Notes: October 02, 2025

Apigee Advanced API Security

Announcement

On October 2, 2025 we released an updated version of Advanced API Security Abuse Detection

Note: Rollouts of this release to production instances will begin within two business days and may take four or more business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Your instances may not have the feature available until the rollout is complete.

Feature

Introduction of exclusion lists for Abuse Detection and incidents

You can now specify CIDR ranges and IP addresses to exclude from future incident reports. Use this feature to exclude traffic known to be safe, such as requests related to automated testing.

The new functionality includes the ability to create and manage multiple “exclusion lists” which define traffic to exclude and the reasons it is excluded.

Note: Exclusion lists are not available for VPC-SC customers at this time.

For usage information, see Exclude traffic from abuse detection in the documentation.

BigQuery

Feature

You can now use the notebook gallery in the BigQuery web UI as your central hub for discovering and using prebuilt notebook templates. This feature is in preview.

Cloud Monitoring

Feature

Application Monitoring is now generally available (GA). Application Monitoring lets you monitor the resources and infrastructure from the perspective of an App Hub application. The out-of-the-box dashboards that Application Monitoring creates can help you understand how your application’s resources are performing, and they can help you diagnose issues.

• Application Monitoring overview provides a brief overview of this feature.
• Set up application monitoring describes how to configure an observability scope so that you have an aggregated view of your log, metric, and trace data.
• View application telemetry describes the labels attached to your telemetry data and provides guidance about how to explore the OOTB dashboards.
• Supported infrastructure.

Gemini Code Assist

Deprecated

Gemini Code Assist tools are deprecated and replaced by agent mode (Preview)

Gemini Code Assist tools are deprecated and will be removed on October 14, 2025. Gemini Code Assist tools are replaced by Gemini Code Assist agent mode. After October 14, 2025, using the @ symbol followed by the name of a tool won’t connect to Gemini Code Assist tools.

Agent mode in Gemini Code Assist can connect to external services using Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. For more information, read Configure MCP servers.

Google Agentspace

Feature

Google Agentspace: Configure prompt chips

You can create, delete, edit, and enable or disable Google-provided and custom prompts that provide better guidance to your users.

For more information, see Configure prompt chips.

Feature

Google Agentspace: Generate images using Nano Banana (GA)

Image generation and editing with Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is generally available (GA) in Google Agentspace across Global, EU, and US multi-regions.

For more information on generating images, see Generate an image.

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware

Announcement

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.33.100-gke.89 is now available for download. To upgrade, see Upgrade a cluster. Distributed Cloud 1.33.100-gke.89 runs on Kubernetes v1.33.4-gke.900.

If you are using a third-party storage vendor, check the GDC Ready storage partners document to make sure the storage vendor has already passed the qualification for this release.

After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for use with GKE On-Prem API clients: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform.

Fixed

The following issues were fixed in 1.33.100-gke.89:

• Fixed vulnerabilities listed in Vulnerability fixes.

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal

Announcement

Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.33.100-gke.89 is now available for download. To upgrade, see Upgrade clusters. Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.33.100-gke.89 runs on Kubernetes v1.33.4-gke.900.

After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for installations or upgrades with the GKE On-Prem API clients: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform.

If you use a third-party storage vendor, check the Ready storage partners document to make sure the storage vendor has already passed the qualification for this release of Distributed Cloud for bare metal.

Fixed

The following issues were fixed in 1.33.100-gke.89:

• Fixed an issue where the cluster restore process leaves the Kubelet certificate files as regular files instead of symbolic links, preventing certificate rotation.

• Fixed the etcd-cleanup job timeout issue caused by the use of incorrect certificates.

• This patch release doesn’t include new fixes for specific, externally-cited vulnerabilities.

Issue

For information about the latest known issues, see Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal known issues in the Troubleshooting section.

Google Kubernetes Engine

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

• Version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.28.15-gke.2697000
  • 1.28.15-gke.2740000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1936000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1979000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1267000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1220000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1010000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1350000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.28.15-gke.2610000
  • 1.28.15-gke.2730000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1835000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1971000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.2630000 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.2630000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.15-gke.1851000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

• Version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1325000
  • 1.31.13-gke.1008000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1092000
  • 1.33.5-gke.1125000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.28.15-gke.2740000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1979000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1325000
  • 1.31.13-gke.1008000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1092000
  • 1.33.5-gke.1125000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1059000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
  • 1.32.6-gke.1025000
  • 1.33.3-gke.1136000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

• Version 1.34.0-gke.2201000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1325000
  • 1.31.13-gke.1008000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1092000
  • 1.33.5-gke.1125000
  • 1.34.1-gke.1127000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1170000
  • 1.34.0-gke.1662000
  • 1.34.0-gke.2011000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.12-gke.1220000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.9-gke.1010000 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.12-gke.1220000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.9-gke.1010000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.34 to version 1.34.0-gke.2201000 with this release.

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

• Version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1267000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1220000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1010000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1350000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

• Version 1.33.4-gke.1134000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1059000
  • 1.32.6-gke.1060000
  • 1.33.3-gke.1136000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1108000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1108000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1134000 with this release.

Changed

(2025-R41) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Looker

Feature

The sql_preamble parameter now supports Liquid statements. This update is supported on Looker 25.12 and later versions.

Looker Studio

Feature

Double-click to resize chart margins

You can now double-click the chart boundaries of a time, a bar, a line, an area, or a scatter chart to reset the boundaries to their default settings.

Feature

More data from Google Ads

You can visualize the following fields using the the Google Ads connector:

• Conversions (by conv. date)
• Conv. value (by conv. date)
• All conv. (by conv. date)
• All conv. value (by conv. date)
• New vs. returning customers
• Gross profit
• Gross profit margin

Sensitive Data Protection

Breaking

This is an addition to the May 1 release note announcing the deprecation of the ability to send inspection and discovery results from Sensitive Data Protection to Data Catalog.

If you have workflows that create inspection jobs or job triggers and set the deprecated PublishFindingsToCloudDataCatalog action, you must update those workflows by January 30, 2026. On or after this date, new jobs and job triggers that are created by those workflows will fail.

Spanner

Feature

You can now use repeatable read isolation (in Preview) to reduce latency and transaction abort rates for workloads that have many reads contending with fewer writes. For more information, see Repeatable read isolation.

Vertex AI Search

Changed

Vertex AI Search: Renamed from AI Applications

The AI Applications product has been renamed as Vertex AI Search in the following contexts:

• The documentation set. See What is Vertex AI Search?
• The marketing collateral. See Vertex AI Search.

What has not changed:

• The user interface in the Google Cloud console is still referred to as AI Applications. See AI Applications.
• The APIs still use the DiscoveryEngine API endpoints. See APIs and reference.

Despite the rebrand, the product functionality remains the same.

Source: Google Cloud Platform